Illinois Ornithological Society (IOS) Gull Frolic Winthrop Harbor, Lake County, Illinois Next Event is February 14, 2015 ALSO -- See if you can correctly name the birds pictured (JM) Registration for the 13th Annual IOS Gull Frolic is now closed. If youd like to be put on the waiting list, shoot me an email indicating so - See more at: birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=579281&MLID=IL&MLNM=Illinois#sthash.Htc7IVrL.dpuf Registration for the 13th Annual IOS Gull Frolic is now closed. If youd like to be put on the waiting list, shoot me an email indicating so - See more at: birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=579281&MLID=IL&MLNM=Illinois#sthash.Htc7IVrL.dpuf Important Gull Frolic Note: IOS has determined that pre-registration and participation payment in advance is required for the Gull Frolic. Attendance is limited due to fire code regulations and is strictly first come, first served. The event always sells out and early registration is recommended. The annual Gull Frolic is produced by the Illinois Ornithological Society with support from local bird and environmental organizations including the Lake/Cook Audubon and the Illinois Audubon Society. It is held at the Winthrop Harbor Yacht Club in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois on Lake Michigan. There is a $15 participation fee to attend and includes plenty of goodies such as: All you can eat buffet (coffee & pastry in the AM, lunch in the PM) Displays from local environmental organizations & sponsors Educational seminars Access to Yacht Club for warmth & bathroom breaks Birding experts to help with bird identification Access to Winthrop Harbor and the birds This event is sociable, friendly, entertaining and educational. A variety of gulls and other waterfowl typically make their appearance weather, of course, dependent. REGISTER EARLY ---- SPACE IS LIMITED The IOS Gull Frolic is for birding enthusiasts of all stripes. It is usually cold & windy outside and warm and dry inside. It is not typically attended by families with young children. This year the $15 registration fee will include: Breakfast with muffins, doughnuts, fruit, coffee and tea. Lunch with the world famous Sea Gull Stew, Vegetarian Lasagna, pizza, a drink, salad, and a nice cookie for dessert. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be available all day. Additionally the fee helps defray facility expenses. Any surplus goes to the IOS Grant Program to benefit Illinois birds and birding. Directions to Gull Frolic To reach the Winthrop Harbor Yacht Club, on the grounds of the North Point Marina (map), take the I-94 toll road north toward Milwaukee. Exit at Route 173. Turn right (east) and go to Sheridan Road (Rt. 137). Turn left (north) and proceed to 7th Street. Turn right (east) on 7th Street and follow the North Point Marina signs to the yacht club. A Typical Day at the IOS Gull Frolic Indeed it was a gull frolic (and ducks as well) on this beautiful bright sunny and cold Saturday on Lake Michigan in Lake County, Illinois. Temperatures in the teens were irrelevant as birders enjoyed a variety of wintering waterfowl on calm seas with little wind and the respite of a cozy yacht club only steps away. Orange capped IOS members with water fowl expertise shouted out sightings and interpreted the indistinguishable field marks as indications of second year or third year Thayers Gulls or what have you. No one was left behind and most saw something entirely new or reasonably rare. Not surprisingly, the event was a magnet for frequent birders from around Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. The days bird list might look something like this: Canada Goose Mallard American Black Duck Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Common Goldeneye Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Bald Eagle American Coot Ring-billed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Iceland Gull Thayers Gull Herring Gull The Lake-Cook Audubon Chapter of I.A.S. together with many local area birding and environmental groups, municipalities and several individuals help to sponsor this annual event. You can visit the IOS website here. Special thanks to the volunteers who always are responsible for making great events like this happen. View detail gull pictures taken at the Gull Frolic including identification at this web page published by IOS member Geoff Williamson
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 23:41:52 +0000
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